A series of severe thunderstorms moved across central Indiana on the afternoon and evening of 5 June 2005.  Several central Indiana residents and buildings were struck by lightning, and widespread wind damage occurred.  In addition, large hail fell in several areas.

Lightning in HAMILTON, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:30:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:30:00 (EST)
Location: SHERIDAN
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Six people were struck by lightning at at paintball facility in Sheridan.  Two were treated and released at the scene, with four being transported to area hospitals for treatment.  The injuries were not serious.

Hail in MONROE, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 17:35:00 to 05-JUN-05 17:36:00 (EST)
Location: BLOOMINGTON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in BROWN, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 17:57:00 to 05-JUN-05 17:58:00 (EST)
Location: SPEARSVILLE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in SHELBY, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 18:05:00 to 05-JUN-05 18:06:00 (EST)
Location: WALDRON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Lightning in MADISON, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 18:33:00 to 05-JUN-05 18:33:00 (EST)
Location: ANDERSON
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

A dentist's office caught fire due to a lightning strike.

Hail in MONROE, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 17:24:00 to 05-JUN-05 17:25:00 (EST)
Location: BLOOMINGTON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in TIPTON, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 17:30:00 to 05-JUN-05 17:30:00 (EST)
Location: TIPTON
Magnitude: 50 EG
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

A large billboard was blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in VERMILLION, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 15:18:00 to 05-JUN-05 15:18:00 (EST)
Location: CLINTON
Magnitude: 50 EG
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Trees and power lines were blown down in Clinton.  One tree fell on a house.

Thunderstorm Wind in PARKE, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 15:25:00 to 05-JUN-05 15:25:00 (EST)
Location: MECCA
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Trees were blown down in roadways.

Thunderstorm Wind in PUTNAM, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 15:50:00 to 05-JUN-05 15:50:00 (EST)
Location: BAINBRIDGE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trees were blown down.

Hail in DECATUR, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 18:05:00 to 05-JUN-05 18:06:00 (EST)
Location: ST PAUL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in JOHNSON, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 17:15:00 to 05-JUN-05 17:16:00 (EST)
Location: EDINBURG
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in MONROE, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 17:22:00 to 05-JUN-05 17:23:00 (EST)
Location: BLOOMINGTON
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in BARTHOLOMEW, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 17:23:00 to 05-JUN-05 17:24:00 (EST)
Location: TAYLORSVILLE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in MONROE, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:01:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:04:00 (EST)
Location: BLMNGTN MONROE CO AR
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Hail was reported in Bloomington METAR.  Size was reported by the tower observers.

Hail in HENDRICKS, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:02:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:03:00 (EST)
Location: NORTH SALEM
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in CLINTON, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:17:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:17:00 (EST)
Location: FRANKFORT
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Frankfort.

Hail in HENDRICKS, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:17:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:18:00 (EST)
Location: BROWNSBURG
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in CLINTON, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:30:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:30:00 (EST)
Location: FRANKFORT
Magnitude: 79 MG
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Light to moderate structural damage was reported to some homes, and the top of a semi trailer was blown off.  A factory roof was torn off and tractor trailers were blown over.  A personal weather station measured a wind gust to 91 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind in HENDRICKS, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:17:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:17:00 (EST)
Location: BROWNSBURG
Magnitude: 51 MG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in HENDRICKS, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:12:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:13:00 (EST)
Location: LIZTON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in HENDRICKS, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:13:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:13:00 (EST)
Location: NORTH SALEM
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

A telephone pole was snapped off.

Hail in HENDRICKS, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:13:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:14:00 (EST)
Location: NORTH SALEM
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in TIPPECANOE, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:15:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:15:00 (EST)
Location: STOCKWELL
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Large limbs and trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in CLINTON, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:15:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:15:00 (EST)
Location: FRANKFORT
Magnitude: 61 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in HENDRICKS, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:15:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:15:00 (EST)
Location: BROWNSBURG
Magnitude: 55 MG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

A 63 mph wind gust was measured by a weather station at Tri-West High School.

Hail in CLINTON, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:17:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:18:00 (EST)
Location: FRANKFORT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in MONROE, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:04:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:05:00 (EST)
Location: ELLETTSVILLE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in CLINTON, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:05:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:05:00 (EST)
Location: MULBERRY
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

A 25-inch diameter tree was blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in CLINTON, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:10:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:10:00 (EST)
Location: MULBERRY
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

A 24-inch diameter pine tree, estimated at 70 feet tall, was snapped off.

Hail in HENDRICKS, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:10:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:11:00 (EST)
Location: PITTSBORO
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in HENDRICKS, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:10:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:10:00 (EST)
Location: PITTSBORO
Magnitude: 56 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in HENDRICKS, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:12:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:12:00 (EST)
Location: LIZTON
Magnitude: 57 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in HENDRICKS, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:37:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:37:00 (EST)
Location: LIZTON
Magnitude: 59 MG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in TIPTON, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:45:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:45:00 (EST)
Location: TIPTON
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Large limbs were blown down at U.S. 31 and County Road 450 South.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOWARD, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:55:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:55:00 (EST)
Location: KOKOMO MUNI ARPT
Magnitude: 62 MG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Hail in BROWN, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:59:00 to 05-JUN-05 17:00:00 (EST)
Location: TAGGART
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Golf ball hail was reported at Sweetwater Lake.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOWARD, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 17:00:00 to 05-JUN-05 17:00:00 (EST)
Location: GREENTOWN
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in DECATUR, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 18:35:00 to 05-JUN-05 18:36:00 (EST)
Location: GREENSBURG
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in BARTHOLOMEW, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 18:45:00 to 05-JUN-05 18:46:00 (EST)
Location: TAYLORSVILLE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in DECATUR, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 19:30:00 to 05-JUN-05 19:31:00 (EST)
Location: CLARKSBURG
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in OWEN, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 15:10:00 to 05-JUN-05 15:10:00 (EST)
Location: ARNEY
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Power lines and trees were blown down.

Lightning in MADISON, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 18:00:00 to 05-JUN-05 18:00:00 (EST)
Location: ANDERSON
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

An apartment complex caught fire due to a lightning strike.

Thunderstorm Wind in CARROLL, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 16:32:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:32:00 (EST)
Location: BURLINGTON
Magnitude: 50 EG
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A grain bin was blown down just south of Burlington.

Lightning in MARION, INDIANA
From 05-JUN-05 17:15:00 to 05-JUN-05 17:15:00 (EST)
Location: TRADERS PT
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Two men were hit by lightning as they stood underneath a tree in Eagle Creek Park.  Neither was seriously injured.